200 Computer MCQs: Fundamentals & Memory
200 Computer MCQs: Fundamentals & Memory
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(a) John Napier (b) Pascal
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Q17. Which language was used by the second generation of computers?
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Q18. Personnel who design, program, operate and maintain computer equipment refers
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Q19. Which of the following computer generation uses the concept of artificial
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Q28.Who developed an integrated chip?
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Q1. Which of the following is the lowest in the computer memory hierarchy?
(a) Cache (b) RAM
(c) Secondary memory (d) CPU registers
Q2. Which of the following is not a solid-state storage device?
(a) DVD ROM (b) Memory Card
(c) USB Flash Drives (d) All of the above
Q3. Which of the following statements are not correct about the main memory of a
computer?
(a) In the main memory, data gets lost when power is switched off.
(b) Main memory is faster than secondary memory but slower than registers.
(c) They are made up of semiconductors.
(d) All are correct
Q4. The Boot sector files of the system are stored in which computer memory?
(a) RAM (b) ROM
(c) Cache (d) Register
Q5. What is the purpose of virtual memory in a computer system?
a) To provide additional RAM for faster processing
b) To store temporary internet files
c) To create virtual machines
d) To store the operating system files
Q6. Which of the following memory is non-volatile?
(a) RAM (b) ROM
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(c) Cache (d) ROM and Cache
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Q7. Which of the following statements are not correct about cache memory?
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(a) Cache memory is used to store data temporarily.
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(b) It holds that data and program which has to be executed within a short period of
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Q8. Which of the following places the common data elements in order from smallest to
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Q17. Which of the following is independent of the address bus?
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Q18. Which type of memory is used to store the computer’s BIOS settings?
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A. Cache B. DRAM's
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Q28. A nibble is equal to _____________ bits ?
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Q29. What is the permanent memory built into your computer called ?
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A. RAM B. Floppy
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Q30. Pen drive and memory card are considered ________ storage
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Q7. The output quality of A printer is measured by?
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Q8. Which of the following are the two types of monitors?
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Q10. Which of the following is an optical input device that interprets pencil marks on
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A) Intelligent Character Recognition B) Intelligent Code Recognition
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(A) Assembler (B) Compiler
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Q10. Which of the following is NOT a famous operating system?
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Q11. With reference to deadlocks, which of the following statements are correct?
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Q20. WINDOWS, UNIX and LINUX are called ......?
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Q2. Which function key displays the Print Preview window in Microsoft Office?
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Q3. In MS - Excel, what is the shortcut key you can press to Select the entire row?
A. Ctrl + Shift + Space B. Ctrl + Home
C. Ctrl + Space D. Shift + Space
Q4. What is the gutter margin?
A. Margin that is added to the left margin when printing
B. Margin that is added to the right margin when printing
C. Margin that is added to the binding side of the page when printing
D. Margin that is added to the outside of the page when printing
Q5. What purpose do bookmarks serve?
(a) To save the document in a specific location
(b) To save a website’s URL for future reference
(c) To use the document for search
(d) To save alignments as it is.
Q6. Which of the following function keys is used for doing the spelling check?
(a) F2 (b) F4
(c) F7 (d) F9
Q7. How many columns can you insert into a Word document at most?
(a) 45 (b) 50
(c) 63 (d) 65
Q8. What are the sizes of fonts available on the formatting toolbar?
(a) Smallest 8 and Largest 70 (b) Smallest 5 and Largest 72
(c) Smallest 8 and Largest 72 (d) Smallest 5 and Largest 70
Q9. Define Macro?
(a) If you require them, little add-on programs can be installed later.
(b) High-level programming language type
(c) Low-level programming language type
(d) In Word, you can automate frequently used tasks by creating and running macros.
Q10. The basic unit of a worksheet into which you enter data in excel is called a ______:
a) Tab b) Cell
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c) Box d) Range
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Q11. For the center alignment to a paragraph we can press?
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Q12. A _____ line will be drawn underlined if a spelling mistake is found in the document.
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Q14. In MS PowerPoint, key used to run the Slide Show from the beginning is -
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A. F5 B. F11
C. F7 D. Shift + F5
Q15. ______ allows you to create a new presentation and open an existing presentation.
A. Placeholder B. Task pane
C. Outline pane D. Slide pane
Q16. In Power Point, the dotted areas in an empty slide are called
A. Template B. Placard
C. Placeholders D. Themes
Q17. Formulas in Excel start with ________
A. / B. f
C. – D. =
Q18. Open workbooks can easily be switched using ____
A. Ctrl+S B. Alt+S
C. Ctrl+Alt D. Ctrl+Tab
Q19. Landscape is?
A. A font style B Paper Size
C Page Layout D Page Orientation
Q20. By pressing F12, which of following will happen?
A Save As dialog box will open B Save dialog box will open
C Open dialog box will open D Close dialog box will open
Q21. Which file is responsible to start MS Word?
A Winword.exe B Win.exe
C Word.exe D Wordwin.exe
Q22. What is the purpose of the Track Changes feature in Microsoft Word?
a) To count the number of words in a document
b) To automatically correct grammar and spelling errors
c) To monitor and display edits made to a document
d) To synchronize changes across multiple devices
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Q23. What is the purpose of the "Mail Merge" feature in Microsoft Word?
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Q24. Which feature in Microsoft Word allows you to create a list of sources used in a
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c) Footnotes d) Index
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Internet
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Q1. Who among the following is the father of the internet?
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C. DOC D. URL
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Q4. Many email systems use ______ protocol to send messages from one server to
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A. HTTP B. ARP
C. ICMP D. SMTP
Q5. Website is a collection of:
(a) HTML documents (b) Graphic files
(c) Audio and Video files (d) All of the above
Q6. Each computer on a network is recognized by a unique
(a) IP address (b) HTTP
(c) HTTPS. (d) www
Q7. Inventor of www (World wide web) is . . . . . .
(a) Bill Gates (b) Lee. N. Feyong
(c) Tim Berners Lee (d) Tom Berners Lee
Q8. Identify the device used to boost up a weak signal.
A. Router B. Modem
C. Repeater D. Gateway
Q9. Internet works on _______
a) packet switching b) circuit switching
c) both packet switching and circuit switching d) data switching
Q10. Which protocol assigns IP address to the client connected in the internet?
a) DHCP b) IP
c) RPC d) RSVP
Q11. Which network topology requires a central controller or hub?
a) Star b) Mesh
c) Ring d) Bus
Q12. Data communication system within a building or campus is________
a) LAN b) WAN
c) MAN d) PAN
Q13. Bluetooth is an example of __________
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a) personal area network b) local area network
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Q14. The equipment needed to allow home computers to connect to the Internet is
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Q15. The process of keeping addresses in memory for future use is called
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Q16. A user can get files from another computer on the Internet by using
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(c) A category of browser (d) A common fault in display devices
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Q27. You must install a (n) __ on a network if you want to share a broadband Internet
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Q28. Which of the following is NOT a type of broad band internet connection ?
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Q38. Which Network type is used in whole world?
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Q39. When the mail server sends mail to other mail servers it becomes ___ ?
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C. Peer D. Master
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A. 124.201.3.1.52 B. 01.200.128.123
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Q42. In specific, if the systems use separate protocols, which one of the following
devices is used to link two systems?
A. Repeater B. Gateway
C. Bridge D. Hub
Q43. In which of the following switching methods, the message is divided into small
packets?
A. Message switching B. Packet switching
C. Virtual switching D. None of these
Q44. Which of the following switch methods creates a point-to-point physical
connection between two or more computers?
A. Message switching B. Packet switching
C. Circuit switching D. None of the these
Q45. ARPANET stands for _______.
A. Advanced Recheck Projects Agency Internet
B. Advanced Recheck Projects Agency Network
C. Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
D. Advanced Research Projects Agency Internet
Q46. Which network is suitable for a building?
A. WAN B. LAN
C. MAN D. PAN
Q47. In which topology computers are directly connected to hub?
A. Bus B. Ring
C. Star D. Mesh
Q48. In which transmission data is traveled one sided??
A. Simplex B. Half duplex
C. Full duplex D. Two duplex
Q49. The network that provides high-speed connectivity or transmission speed is
a) MAN b) LAN
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c) WAN d) Internetwork
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Q10. It protects a network from potential malicious attacks, and also limit offensive web
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Q23. _________ is the action of recording the keys struck on a keyboard, typically covertly,
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